Prevalence of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among College Teachers of Karachi
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It was aimed to be determined the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among college teachers of Karachi in the study. The study was a cross-sectional study. Teachers were randomly selected from different colleges of Karachi. The data collected from January 2018 to June 2018. We selected college teachers from both gender by convenient sampling. Those selected, were subjected had a work experience of about one year in teaching. Nordic questionnaire was used to determine the work related musculoskeletal disorders. The questionnaires were sent to 400 intermediate teachers and 342 completely filled questionnaires were returned back. Statical analysis was done through SPSS version 21. The highest prevalence of work related pain was found neck, shoulder, lower back, and knees and pain starts when teachers perform their work. 50% participants responded that they keep their neck in bending position and shoulders elevated while using black board. The result of this study was concluded that neck, shoulder, lower back, and knees are mostly affected regions among teachers. The use of ergonomically rules can help to alleviate the problem.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Shahab Uddın
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-6139-7836
Pakistan
Muhammad Asıf
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-1519-0356
Pakistan
Hira İslam Rajput
*
0000-0001-8250-5827
Pakistan
Muhammad Riaz Baıg Chughtaı
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-1519-0356
Pakistan
Muhammad Atif Khan
0000-0001-6859-9222
Pakistan
Hina Badar
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-0092-2166
Pakistan
Saher Pasha
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-2904-1626
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Eylül 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
20 Ekim 2018
Kabul Tarihi
8 Mart 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 3
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